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centerlined adj. Drunk beyond the point where a straight line divides anything, but still prepared to enforce it. Demark was centerlined, policing an imaginary boundary between the crisps and the sandwiches. centermanned adj. A drinker so far gone that the middle of every queue appears to be his appointed position. Andrewjohn was centermanned, occupying the centre of the taxi queue without possessing a taxi. centeroided adj. Drunk in a way that places the entire body's weight upon the least reliable object in the room. Florice was centeroided against the bathroom door, which had not been designed for this responsibility. centerpieced adj. The condition of a drinker who has become the ornament around which the remaining evening is arranged. Jonatthan was centerpieced on the table, surrounded by coats and unfinished crisps. centerpinned adj. Reduced by drink to revolving around one fixed point, with the handles of the evening still attached. centerplaned adj. Drunk, with the result that every argument is flattened into one confident, perfectly level opinion. Shakiesha was centerplaned, smoothing three incompatible proposals into a single instruction. centerpointed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every room, conversation and passing stranger seem arranged around your decision. Amilia was centerpointed and selected the table's midpoint as the venue's command centre. centerpunched adj. Drunk to the extent of marking every plan with a small, decisive indentation and expecting it to guide events. Lucion was centerpunched, selecting the next pub with one emphatic tap on the map. centerspreaded adj. Drunk past the point of remaining on one page, or indeed in one conversation. Tyjah was centerspreaded across the sofa, the hallway, and an account of his childhood. centerstaged adj. Slowed by drink to the point of occupying centre stage while the morning proceeds around you. Thanh remained centerstaged beside the kettle, allowing everyone else to work around him. centesimationed (/ˌsɛntiːsɪˈmeɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and calmly selecting one person in every hundred for an entirely arbitrary responsibility. Nyre became centesimationed and appointed Dwyla to explain the missing umbrella to the whole group. centesimoed (/tʃɛnˈtɛzɪməʊd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and valuing each remaining penny as though it could settle the evening's accounts. Inderjit was centesimoed, calculating the price of every olive before ordering another plate. centesised adj. Drunk by closing time, and puncturing each certainty just enough to let another confident theory escape. Ashtynn was centesised, producing fresh explanations through small but strategically placed interruptions. centesmed adj. Still drunk, and treating one hundredth of an idea as sufficient basis for a complete decision. Shakura was centesmed, committing the party to a plan founded on one barely formed thought. centgraved adj. Too drunk to supervise a hundred, but still willing to govern the nearest six with medieval confidence. Eian was centgraved, assigning duties to six friends who had not agreed to form an army. centiamped adj. Having drunk enough to deliver a small but measurable current of misplaced certainty through every conversation. Riland was centiamped, supplying a steady charge of advice to anyone within reach.